Playhouses and privilege : the architecture of elite childhood /
Exploring children's playhouses built on British and American estates between the 1850s and the mid-1930s, Playhouses and Privilege shows how these buildings were more than extravagant spaces to cultivate children's imaginations. Abigail A. Van Slyck traces the evolution of elite childhood...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | Exploring children's playhouses built on British and American estates between the 1850s and the mid-1930s, Playhouses and Privilege shows how these buildings were more than extravagant spaces to cultivate children's imaginations. Abigail A. Van Slyck traces the evolution of elite childhood, reviewing a rich archive to demonstrate that these structures were tools of social reproduction shaped by elite parents' attitudes toward child-rearing, education and class privilege. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 382 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781517916961 1517916968 9781517916954 151791695X |